It came down to the New Jersey boys versus the Florida boys!Congratulations to members RAMMACRICKET and SKRFACE_13 from New Jersey for winning the 2vs2 Tournament VI. They defeated the brothers from Florida, Cubanile_WL and Jay19000. RammaCricket and Skrface_13 won the winners bracket and faced the Cubanile_WL & Jay1900 from the losers bracket. With the tournament being a best out of 3 matches, in the final match, the losers bracket team of Cubaile_WL and Jay19000 had to win two sets of best of 3 to win the tournament. And the final match did not disappoint! Cubanile_WL and Jay19000 were able to win the first matchup 2 matches to 0 forcing a deciding Final Match. While pushing the Final Match to the third and winner-take-all match, RammaCricket and Skrface_13 were able to win the final match 2 matches to 1. All members used their main fighters in all of the matches so be sure to check out the videos below for some fantastic action!For all of their efforts during the 3 hours event, RammaCricket's and Skrface_13's fighters have received an additional WIN for each of their fighters in the division standings.Thanx to all the participating members below for playing in the 2vs2 Tournament VI:1. RammaCricket (New Jersey)2. Skrface_13 (New Jersey)3. Cubaile_WL (Florida)4. Jay19000 (Florida)5. Alfredurst (New Mexico)6. Welcome2Troyland (Nebraska)7. SFCCL-SALonghorn (Texas)Since there was an odd number of members, I played on my own team (sniff sniff).NOTE - I had a lot of problems editing the recordings for the final match (I hosted the final match so I could record it). Below are the raw videos with no editing. Final edited videos are being uploaded overnight and should be ready by Sunday morning. I will edit this blog and the 2vs2 Tournament page when the edited videos are fully uploaded.9-30-2012 Edit - 2vs2 Tournament Final Match edited videos are now posted below and the 2vs2 Tournament page.

Welcome to Week 17 of the SFCCL 4th season!Actually, more like the end of the 17th Week. Only 7 more weeks to play regular season matches before we begin the SUPER BRAWL IV tournaments. Below are the latest standings, match results, member changes, and link to the new 2vs2 TOURNAMENT VI page. I am going with a new layout this week to the weekly Roundup since the previous format had too elements when building it. I'll keep most of my words up here and leave the graphics below.This has been a very slow week for matches played. Only 4 matches have been played this past week. So far this season, we have played 634 matches of the 1,406 scheduled, or 45%. With 71% of the season complete, we are starting to fall behind again the average. Personally, I am encountering the problems described by some of the more active members - it is hard to play all of your matches. I have 10 members I need to play to complete my schedules. I sent each of them an email and PSN message in attempt to setup times to play these final 10 members. Only Skrface has replied. We have yet to play but at least we are communicating to setup a time to play. (We'll get it done, SKRFACE!)For the second week in a row, Cubanile_WL's fighters are atop the division standings. Currently, a fighter will need at least 13 wins in either division to qualify for the Gold tournament in SUPER BRAWL IV. Of course, tie-breakers come into play when deciding between mutiple figthers with the same number of wins. The first tie-breaker is winning percentage, so a fighter with .684 winning percentage will get ranked higher than a figher with a .481 winning percentage. If both fighters have played the same number of matches and have the same winning percentage, then the next tie-breaker goes to the winner of the head-to-head matchup. If that doesn't apply, then the final tie breaker is alphabetical name order. Final reminder that tomorrow is the 4th live event of the season, 2vs2 TOURNAMENT VI. All members are invited to play (with exception to previous live event winners this season). Please let me know if wish to team up with another member. Otherwise, teams of 2 will be assembled prior to the start of the event. Once you know your team, be sure to communicate with your partner about who fights first as strategy plays an important role. Members can use any character in the tournament, and are not restricted to their league fighters. All matches are to be 3 rounds, so please set up your lobbies correctly. All matchups will be best 2 out of 3, so your team must defeat the other team 2 times to advance. The tournament will be double elimination so be prepared for a long event depending if we have a lot of teams. If there is an odd number of members playing, I will play on my own team. We will be using the Team Battle mode online, which may prove to be difficult to record the final matchup. I may still host the lobby in order to record the final matchup but there is no time out in the Team Battle lobby like there is in the Endless Lobby. So, I may just choose Dan and let the other player quickly dipatch me to keep the match going between the actual participants. I wanted to record all the final matches of live events this season. This one is the most challenging.Hopefully we have a good turnout tomorrow morning. Members are free to play their regular season matches during this time since these live events work as online gatherings of league members. Until next week......good luck!*** SFCCL-SALonghorn ***

Well, we are now into our 16th Week of the season with only 8 more weeks to go.In just two short months, the regular season will be over. The top 24 fighters from the A and B Divisions will advance to one of the end of year tournaments as part of SUPER BRAWL IV. I am really getting excited about this final stretch of the season. Why? Simple. We are all jocking for position in the standings as we approach SUPER BRAWL IV. No doubt the competition and activity this season is better than last season. Lots of matches this season which clearly shows who the top figthers are this season. For that reason alone, I look forward to seeing how the 3 different tournaments in SUPER BRAWL IV (Gold, Silver, & Bronze) will play out. The Gold tournament will simply be brutal. The competition there will be tough as I am sure each member/fighter thinks they can win the title of Grand Champion if only they qualify for the Gold tournament. Similar, I expect other members are looking forward to fighting in their own tournament against other similar skilled members. This should give everyone the motivation to finish the season strong to truly test your skills. For those unfamiliar with the league format this season, the top 24 fighters in each division will advance to the end-of-season tournament known as SUPER BRAWL IV. Unlike previous SUPER BRAWL tournaments, this season's tournament will be 3 separate tournaments. The top 8 fighters advance to the Gold Tournament to play for right to be called the 16th Grand Champion of the SFCCL. The next 8 figthers in each division (rankings #9-16) will advance to the Silver tournament. The next 8 figthers in each division (rankings #17-24) will advance to the Bronze tournament. There is no official title given to the winning fighter of the Silver nor Bronze tournaments. The purpose for these tournaments is to reward the fighers for playing out the season and to place them in a tournament against other similar skilled fighters. Bascially, any fighter in any of these tournaments has a real chance to win. Also, pending another season, it sets a standard for everyone to strive for in the next season. Make the Bronze tournament this season......aim for the Silver tournament next season and so forth.The official reminder is below, but don't forget the 4th live event of the season (2vs2 TOURNAMENT) is next Saturday, September 29th @ 10 AM Central. This will be out first weekend event this season. All members are invited to play with exception of DRPEPPER, HURSH, and KILLA KITANA since each has already won an event thsi season. If you want to partner up with another member, just let me know. but even if you dont have a teammate, you will be matched up prior to the event starting. Now on with the Week 16 activity around the league.1. Match Results (Week 16)

Week 16 Match Results

Only 20 matches played this past week. With 45% of the matches played so far this season versus 67% of the regular season over, we still trail behind the league average. I do hope everyone continues to play out the season. I have heard some grumblings from various members about having a difficult time finding members to play their matches. All members should have 50 matches complete thru Week 16 (25 per figther). The average number of matches complete per member is only 28 total.Based on my experience running this league over 4 seasons, I have come to the realization that members fall into two categories when playing Street Fighter. Either you are an Offensive Player or a Defensive Player. Of course, the best players mix up both styles of play. But these categories also apply to the members of the league. Some members preferred to sit back & wait to be contacted by others to play their matches. Others will take the time to seek out other members via PSN messages or Friends Requests. Just like the game, the Offensive Players usually win. I realize that when I ask a member if they want to play our matches on any given night, I am most likely to get a positive respone since I am not just a member of this league, but the Admin. Personally, I am committed to playing out all of my matches. I only have to play 10 more members (20 matches total) to finish my schedules, and hopefully have video of all remaining active members. So be on the lookout for my emails and/or PSN messages! I'm coming for ya! That being said, there is another member I would like to thank via this blog, CUBANILE_WL from Florida. Cubanile (aka Cuby) joined the season in Week 7. His regular season will only be 17 weeks long, yet he leads all members in matches complete with 64. 64! He only has to meet up with 5 more members to complete his schedule (10 more matches) over the final 8 weeks to finish all 74 matches on his two schedules. That is an incredible feat (including another below) especially since he joined the season late but also in the face of those members that claim to be unable to find other members to play their matches. Now I understand that it can be a real challenge to play all matches on your schedules. However, in a league of commited players, it should not be difficult to play most matches. Please reply to other members messages on the PSN. If you are busying playing another game, then just let the other member know when it would be a good time to play SF4. Simple. As the norm, I will be sending a mass email to all members today featuring this week's Roundup. Feel free to hit the 'Reply To All' message to contact other members. Every member's email is there so use the email as a way to reach out to other members. Call out members names on our SFCCL Facebook group page as well. And please don't be discouraged if your season has not gone as you thought it should have. Challenge yourself to play more and get better. It is the only way any of us improve at something in life. Try for your best showing during the regular season so you can have a real challenge come SUPER BRAWL IV.2. Division Standings (Week 16)

A Division (Week 16)

B Division (Week 16)

As mentioned above, CUBANILE has another impressive feat this week. His two figthers lead each division. This is the first time this season that a member's two fighters were atop the standings at the same time. Part of the reason for this, of course, is the fact that Cubanile has played 32 of his fighter's 37 matches so far this season. Now, if you are one of the unfortunate to have palyed him this season, you have first-had experience that he is also damn good! So his win totals are not surprising, but he is the clear favorite heading towards SUPER BRAWL to win the title of Grand Champion of the SFCCL.That being said there are several undefeated fighters lurking in the rankings. They may be biding their time until the tournament! We shall see...3. CHANGE OF MEMBER'S NAME/FIGHTERS (Week 16)B Division: OceanicMidnight Juri to Bison4. NEW MEMBER (Week 16)The season is officially closed to any new members. Two players did sign up over the past week, but I did inform them that the season was closed. Their information will be kept on file for a possible 5th season.5. NEXT LIVE TOURNAMENT: 2vs2 TOURNAMENT

2vs2 TOURNAMENT (Saturday, September 29, 2012 @ 10 AM Central)

* Members will be grouped into teams of 2* Teams can be made in advance* All matches will be 3 rounds max* Teams must win best 2 out of 3 matches* Double elimination tournament* Both members of the winning team will receive additional wins for each of their fighters in the rankings* To particiapate in the tournament, try to be online at least 15 minutes prior to the event time* CHALLONGE brackets will be posted on the 2vs2 Tournament webpage (listed under LIVE EVENTS) for live results during the eventEven with a large turnout (ie - 10 members), there would only be 5 teams so hopefully many members play. As the number indicates, this will be the 6th 2vs2 Tournament in SFCCL history. It is probably the most popular live event.6. WEBSITE CHANGES (Week 16)I hope to update the Player and Battle Points over the next week to include new members XERODGX and TEAMEMPORERD. All schedules, videos, and standings have been updated.Until next week....good luck!*** SFCCL-SALonghorn ***

You'd be amazed what a little 'house cleaning' does to this place!Well, after forfeiting 4 members' schedules and dropping/adding two members earlier this week, the league should start seeing some major action. As you can see below, there was a flurry of matches played which is a nice surprise since the match results had decreased over the past couple of weeks.Thru 15 weeks, all members should have at least 46 matches played thus far (23 matches per fighter). This is just an average based on the number of weeks complete this season, but also a way to compare your progress this season. Six members have 23 matches or more completed so far. See below for the latest news and results around the league. There is a new leader atop the A Division. Don't forget the 4th event of the season is coming up in two weeks - 2vs2 Tournament.Read on!1. MATCH RESULTS (Week 15)

Week 15 Match Results

With the forfeits earlier this week, the number of matches completed this season has jumped, but we are stil behind the season average. With Week 15 coming to an end on Sunday, we only have 9 weeks to go until the SUPER BRAWL IV tournaments. With the regular season 63% complete, 610 matches are now complete this season. That number equates to 43% of the matches complete. Not bad following the forfeits and a promising start to finish the rest of the season.2. DIVISION STANDINGS (Week 15)

A Division Week 15

Week 15 B Division

We have a new leader atop the A Division. If you notice the match results above, CUBANILE_WL has been a tear this past week racking up matches and wins. His main fighte, KEN, is now the leader of the A Division with a (25-1) record. Total number of wins to reach the Gold rankings is now 13 wins followins the forefeits earlier this week.

Jay's main fighter, Vega, still holds the top spot in the B Division for the fifth straight week. Number of wins to reach the Gold rankings is now 13 wins as well. New members XERO and TEAMEMPORERD will be challenged to get those 13 wins in the remaining 9 weeks.An interesting piece of information. If you look at the top 8 rankings in both divisions, 7 members have their two fighters in the top 8 spots in both divisions (Hursh191, Cubanile_WL, Jay19000, DrPepper20, RammaCricket, Killa_Kitana_, & Mijoeight). The final remaining spot is occupied by two other members with their main fighters. TeamEmporerA's Balrog has the #3 spot in the A Division, while Skrface_13 Blanka holds the #6 spot in the B Division.

Particpiating members will be grouped together for form 2-member teams. Teams must win 2 out of 3 sets to advance to the next round (winners or losers bracket). Winning members will receive additional win for both fighters in division standings.Teams of 2 can be assembled in advance in case two members want to play together (cough...Jay & Cubanile...cough). However, everyone is invited to play. Any members without a team in advance will be randomly paired up prior to the event. With the event being double-elimination, be prepared for a long event. All matches will be 3 rounds max. We will use the SF4 team battle mode online for the event. A Text Chat room will be opened for the event on the PSN, but I do advise all members to 'leave' the room when you begin playing as the Chat room does cause lag in matches.

6. WEBSITE CHANGES

All matches, schedules, and division standings are updated. Until next time...good luck.

Today is "house cleaning" day. Today also marks the beginning of Week 15. Only 10 weeks remain of the regular season.As per my last blog on Friday, yesterday was the deadline for certain members to contact me to verify their interest in playing the rest of the season. Of the 7 members contacted, only one replied to my messages, LEAHCIM-1V1. The other six members have either been removed from the league or have had their unplayed matches forfeited.GUY_USER and DIVEKICKSTAR has not played a single match this season. Neither member had contacted me over the past couple of weeks (if not all season). Also, neither players had not been online for the past month, if not longer. Therefore, both players have been removed from the league. Since they had not played any matches, there was no need to forfeit their matches.Fortunately, two new members have joined the SFCCL and literally have taken their places. XERODGX is from Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic and a friend of former Grand Champion Fran_Gil. His main fighter is Akuma while his secondary fighter is Seth. His fighters now appears on everybody's schedule as match #29, the spot formerly held by DiveKickStar. TEAMEMPORERD is from California and was referred to the league by current member TeamEmporerA. Both hail from California. New member TeamEmporerD's main figher is Balrog and his secondary fighter is also Seth. His two fighters will appear on every fighter's schedules as match #8, the spot formerly held by Guy_User.But that's not all the 'house cleaning' that had to be done.SAM95DKM and CHAOS_KIWI both contacted me to let me know they no longer wanted to play this season. Instead of having other members contact them to play their league matches, I've decided to forfeit all of their remaining unplayed matches and close out their schedules. Any played matches will still have the results honored as I don't want to throw out any real results. However, the remaining unplayed matches are forfeited to the other member. Depending if you played CHAOS or SAM this season, every member's fighter could have received up to 2 free wins. Finally, two more members have had their seasons forfeited. Prior to taking this action, I did attempt to contact ZENSEM and YBF47 (formerly Dadre87) to determine if they were still interested in playing this season. Both members had deleted me from their PSN Friends List, which is a violation of the league rules. This rule is a conveniencent but necessary rule at my request due to the communication I need to make with every member throughtout the season but especially during live events. While I have to keep all 38 members on my Friends List, members are only required to have my screen name. Neither player acknowledged my emails or messages over the past month. As a result of my still-pending Friends Request, all of their remaining unplayed matches have also been forfeited. Similar to CHAOS and SAM above, they did manage to play a couple of matches so those results remain as part of the league. However, the remaining unplayed matches have been forfeited to the other member. Again, depending if you played YFB47 or ZENSEM this season, your fighters may have received another 2 free wins per fighter as a result of their forfeits.Overall, most fighters received 4 free wins per fighter (8 wins total). Some may have only received 2 to 3 wins per fighter (4 to 6 total) if they actually played these members. As a result of all these forfeits, the total number of matches complete went from 324 to 584. Since matches had to be forfeited between these 4 members, I did take the time to determine which departing fighter received a 'win' to close out their schedules. The order was determined based on total number of matches played prior to forfeiting the season:1. Sam95dkm (12 matches played)2. Yfb47 (6 matches played)3. Chaos_Kiwi (4 matches played)4. Zensem (2 matches played)The two new members joining this week (XERODGX and TEAMEMPORERD) also received these free wins, so each of their fighters have started with a (4-0) record. As noted dow below, the forfeited members will eventually fall to the bottom of the rankings as a result of the forfeits. Only Sam's Ryu in the A Division occupies a tournament spot, but that soon will fall once one of the ten fighters with 4-wins gains another victory. Of course, due to the forfeits, the number of wins to reach the Gold rankings is now 12 in the A Division and 13 wins in the B Division.This is the final week any new members will be added to the league. With only 10 weeks remaining, XERODGX and TEAMEMPORERD will be challenged to earn the necessary wins to reach the Gold rankings. Hopefully, with this bit fo 'house cleaning', the league will run more smoothly now that we have 34 active members. Below are the latest updates to the schedules, division standings, and match log as a result of the 'house cleaning'.

With Week 14 winding down, there are only 10 weeks remaining in the regular season beginning this Monday. As a result, major changes are coming to prepare for the final stretch.As mentioned in my previous blogs, next week is the final week for any new members to join the league. Currently, it will take 10 wins to reach the Gold rankings in the B Division (only 8 in the A Division). With only 10 weeks remaining, any new members will be challenged to get those 10 wins over the final 10 weeks. Even playing and winning one match a week will be tough for a new member with the best skills. The minimum number of wins will also presumably rise in these final weeks which will also prove even more challenging for any new members to reach the Gold rankings. Therefore, I am making a few changes in preparation for these final weeks that will benefit the new members as well as everyone else.First, with two members set to join the league next week (see below), it is a good time to do some 'house cleaning.' There are currenty 5 to 7 members I am preparing to drop or forfeit from the season unless they contact me or make an effort to play their matches by Monday (PSN and emails have been sent to these 7 members). With nearly 60% of the regular season behind us, three members have not played a single match to this point which probably indicates they are not going to play this season (GUY_USER, DIVEKICKSTAR, & LEAHCiM-1vs1). While I have taken a more hands-off approach this season by not nagging members to play their matches, dropping three members who have not really been part of the season is easy. (LEAH, who just joined in Week 11, has contacted me and does intend to begin playing his matches) Two other members (CHAOS_KIWI and SAM95DKM) have said they no longer wish to play this season. CHAOS only played 4 matches this seaosn (won one) while SAM has played 12 matches this season (won two). The rest of their unplayed matches will be forfeited. I do not want to to drop these members completely since they did play a total of 14 matches. Their 3 combined wins will be honored. Finally, two more members (ZENSEM and YFB47) had removed me from their Friends List on the PSN (a clear violation of league rules). I have since sent them another Friends Request, but neither has accepted despite the request been sent 3 to 4 weeks ago. I am prepared to forfeit their remaining matches as well.Bottom line - the goal with these actions is to make sure the league has members that are actually active. I am not trying to be a 'bad guy' here. Simply trying to make the league stronger by subtraction. It is not only inconsiderate of these members to join the league and then not play, it is also a waste of mine and everybody's elses time. I feel I am failing to do my job as ADMIN of the league if active members are trying to play their matches with the above M.I.A. members. This league is 100% voluntary. If any of the above members wish to stay in the league, simply contact me to avoid being removed. These actions should benefit not only the new members but the existing active members as well. Unless any new members signs up over the weekend, we will have only 34 active members next week (plus the four inactive forfeited members mentioned above). In the end, we should have a leaner roster with members who want to play. The final 10 weeks should be a mad dash to gain as many wins as possible to qualify for the 3 different SUPER BRAWL IV tournaments. The intent is to have all 48 qualifying fighters in a tournament each has a realistc chance of winning.Hopefully, with this little bit of 'house cleaning', we can achieve that.

1. MATCH RESULTS (WEEK 14)

WEEK 14 MATCH RESULTS

2. DIVISION STANDINGS (WEEK 14)

WEEK 14 A DIVISION

WEEK 14 B DIVISION

The division leaders are unchanged since last week. Hursh's main fighter, Dee Jay, is still at the top of the A Division for the third week in a row. Number of wins to reach the Gold rankings is now 8. Jay's main fighter, Vega, still holds the top spot in the B Division for the fourth straight week. Number of wins to reach the Gold rankings is now 10.3. CHANGE OF FIGHTERS / NAMES (Week 14)

Particpiating members will be grouped together for form 2-member teams2-member team must win 2 out of 3 sets to advanceWinning members will receive additional win for both fighters in division standings6. WEBSITE CHANGES

The changes mentioned above will be updated on MondayGood luck.*** SFCCL-SALonghorn ***

Congratulations to KILLA_KITANA_ for winning the third live tournament this season, SURVIVOR SERIES III. Five members participated in the event:1. TeamEmporerA (California)2. SupremeKingQ7 (Michigan)3. SFCCL-SALonghorn (Texas)4. DarkM92 (Michigan)5. Killa_Kitana_ (Georgia)KILLA was able to dominate the event by winning his three 4v4 matchups, and thus, winning first the winner's bracket and then the final match against the loser's bracket finalist, TeamEmporerA. Killa's four fighters were never used in any of his matches. The two fighters he did use were his main fighter, Seth, and Ibuki.As a reward for his efforts, Killa_Kitana's two fighters (Rose & Seth) have received an additional win each in the division standings.Below is the tournament bracket for the SURVIVOR SERIES. Video replay of the final match between KILLA and TEAM now below.Matches (winner listed first):1. Killa_Kitana SETH vs. TeamEmpoerA ONI2. TeamEmpoerA SETH vs. Killa_Kitana SETH 3. Killa_Kitana IBUKI vs. TeamEmpoerA SETH4. Killa_Kitana IBUKI vs. TeamEmpoerA BALROG5. TeamEmpoerA BLANKA vs. Killa_Kitana IBUKI6. Killa_Kitana CAMMY vs. TeamEmpoerA BLANKA*** SFCCL-SALonghorn ***

SFCCL-SALonghorn

Creator & Administrator of the SFCCL

PSN: SFCCL-SALonghornPSN: SALonghornI've been playing Street Fighter since it was released for the SNES, Street Fighter II: The World Warrior. That was over 20 years ago! With the release of Street Fighter 4 for the PS3, I thought it would be fun to organize an online league. The idea for this league dates back to my SNES days when my friends & family created a Champion & Contender system. Back then, we were barely 6 people who would get together once a week. Obviously, the system has grown...

The SFCCL launched in March of 2009. Originally composed of 16 Official PSN message board members, the league continued for the next 14 months ending with the first-ever SUPER BRAWL tournament in April 2010. Including all matches during the season and tournaments, there were a total of 1,400 matches in Season 1 and nearly 200 members over that time period. Season 2 began in June 2010 and had over 200 players participating with 38 final members in Super Brawl II.